LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the federal interior ministry and Punjab home department for April 25 on a petition filed by Jamaatud Daawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his aide Hafiz Abdur Rehman Maki for security following announcement of bounty on them by the United States.

LHC Chief Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed was hearing the petition who also directed petitioners to approach the home department Punjab for security.

Earlier, the petitioner's counsel submitted that Pakistani courts had exonerated Hafiz Saeed from charges levelled against him by India and the US.